Cogs Army Box Review
With the release of the Cogs AT-43 gained its 5th playable faction. They have few numbers but numerous and accurate weaponry that will punish any enemy out in the open at any range. They are also able to summon type I AFVs to the battlefield and are the only faction to allow more than one hero per unit.
The army box comes with a 2000 point army that is fully playable. Rackham has done a good job picking the units for it as it gives a new player a taste of all the varying unit types.
Box Contents
- C-Naps Hero box
- 4 Warmongers
- 3 Sharpshooters
- 1 Prowler
- 1 Vandal
This comes out to exactly 2000 points when all models are used and puts together a decently competitive force. The C-Naps are a great choice for heroes as they are a combination of all of the other hero types. You get a medic, summoner and company commander, all of which are useful.
Warmongers and sharpshooters are the staple type 1 and 2 units of the Cogs so there are no surprises here. This lets you make a choice of which attachment box to get for both units later in order to round out a max size unit. A great choice if you ask me because new players won’t know what play style they prefer until they get a few games under their belt.
The Prowler is a great type 1 AFV and you will want to pick up another one of these guys if you plan on doing any summoning. They’re great and really start to shine when playing a T-Regulator force with deflector shields.
Finally we have the Vandal, the heavy hitting monster of the cogs. This type III AFV has the nastiest mortar in the game and its Quantum Cannon is deadly as well. I’m not totally crazy about using type III’s in a 2000 point game, but this is how all the army boxes are shaping up.
My general strategy when playing with the starter set exclusively is to add the G09 and G36 to the sharpshooters creating a long range heavy hitter while adding the G45 to the warmongers. This is because I wouldn’t want my company commander in a unit without a medic and I want them to be as far away from the action as possible to avoid taking early hits. All in all its a great starter package and provides multiple ways of branching out into different lists. The units I would get along side this box to round out a force would be.
- Warmonger jammer attachment
- Sharpshooter sniper attachment
- 1 Prowler
- T-Regulator Hero box
This gives a couple of list options without the Vandal at 2k points and gets you up to 3k points for some lists. I’m just getting my feet wet with cogs but there should be some army lists coming shortly.
